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IND vs WI 2nd Test: The host were given a huge shock as the visitors, who had been struggling in this series till now, had stitched a partnership of 177 runs after following on, on the back of Shai Hope and John Campbell and were on the verge of surpassing the host' first innings total of 518 runs and made sure that they have to bat again.

In the series opener, the host had posted a mammoth target of 448 runs while batting first. West Indies had then scored 146 during the second innings and helped the host win the game by a huge margin.

In the ongoing Test match as well, a similar situation occurred. The visitors had scored 248 during their first innings and were told to follow on. They were tottering at 35/2 as the hosts were aiming for another three-day finish.

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But on the back of a brilliant fightback by Campbell and Hope and then between Hope and Roston Chase, the visitors then surpassed the hosts' first-innings score.

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The last time a situation like this occurred was way back in 2012 against England.

While batting first, the host had declared their first innings total on 521, on the back of a ton by Virender Sehwag and a double hundred by Cheteshwar Pujara. Yuvraj Singh too made a significant contribution by scoring 75 runs. Graeme Swann took a five-wicket haul.

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While chasing, the visitors were skittled out for 191, where wicketkeeper Matt Prior was their highest run scorer. Pragyan Ojha too took a five-for after MS Dhoni enforced a follow-on.

But the visitors had put up a brilliant fight back. Captain Alastair Cook has smashed 176 runs and again scored a gritty knock of 91 runs. Ojha took a four-wicket haul and became the pick among the bowlers.

When the host needed 88 runs to win the game, Pujara and Sehwag opened the innings and built a partnership of 57 runs, but Swann then took Sehwag's wicket. Pujara and Kohli then took the team across the line.